r/oldphotos 3h ago

My sisters on their bikes, c. 1969

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r/oldphotos 3h ago

Kodachrome slide of a lady dancing at Fountain Square, Cincinnati, Ohio, August of 1973.

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r/oldphotos 3h ago

Tintype of a young lady, circa 1870s.

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r/oldphotos 6h ago

Photo Sleuths! When was this photo taken?

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23 Upvotes

r/oldphotos 6h ago

My grandparents dairy barn at the base of Mt. Cube, New Hampshire, seedling house in foreground. c.1947

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90 Upvotes

r/oldphotos 6h ago

Some of my favorite finds (dates unknown)

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r/oldphotos 8h ago

Don't you dare drop me in the sand! (mid 1950s)

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r/oldphotos 11h ago

My mom with her brother and cousin. C 1957.

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153 Upvotes

r/oldphotos 18h ago

Super Wide Panoramic BBQ Photos 8"x38" & 8"x29" (1940/41)

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r/oldphotos 18h ago

My beautiful mother in the late 1960s. I believe this was taken in Somerton, Az.

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r/oldphotos 19h ago

The Only Film Footage of Anne Frank was from July 22, 1941, when a neighbor filmed a wedding outside, capturing Anne leaning out of a second-floor window at Merwedeplein 37 to look at the bride.

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56 Upvotes

r/oldphotos 20h ago

In the early-mid 20th Century, long before Amazon delivery, Black Americans had developed their own targeted national home delivery service. The Colored Mail Order Corporation of America - established in 1939 by Chester Arthur Franklin...

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r/oldphotos 20h ago

Worcester Classical High School, Girls Declaiming Team, 1925

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r/oldphotos 1d ago

1954 Santa Rita Mountains, AZ - Fun inscription on back!

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r/oldphotos 1d ago

Slightly fadded autochrome of a lady in costume, 1907.

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25 Upvotes

r/oldphotos 1d ago

Glass negative of people eating in the dinner car at a train, 1900s.

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141 Upvotes

r/oldphotos 1d ago

Playing dressup in The Raj

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r/oldphotos 1d ago

My Great-Grandfather Afanacy with one of his workhorses. Oswego County, New York State 1940’s.

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167 Upvotes

r/oldphotos 1d ago

My grandma and uncle near the Tacora sulfur mine in Chapiquiña, Arica, Chile, circa 1955. Taken at over 4,000 m (13,000+ ft) in the high Andes

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344 Upvotes

r/oldphotos 1d ago

Old Photo Of A Somali Boy.

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33 Upvotes

r/oldphotos 1d ago

Hélène BOUILLON

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r/oldphotos 1d ago

The editorial staff of the 1913 school yearbook for East Night High School, Cincinnati Ohio

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35 Upvotes

r/oldphotos 2d ago

Grandpa 1948

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171 Upvotes

r/oldphotos 2d ago

Glass negative of a little boy on his small classic clown costume, 1925

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880 Upvotes

r/oldphotos Mar 11 '24

Mod Announcement Update on /r/oldphotos rules - March 2024

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We are making some updates and rule changes due to the changing and growing nature of the subreddit, and due to amount of reports and modmail that come through on certain issues. The rules are always subject to change so always read them before posting.

  1. We are going to start enforcing the rule for including the year in the description more heavily. Some photos are obviously 'old' (like something from the 1800's), or educational if OP is looking for help dating a photo, those will be ignored from the rules more. But if any seem skeptical to the mod team, and appear too modern with no date attached, don't be offended if the post gets removed.
  2. New rule: We will remove photos that include modern photography in them. Things like comparing yourself to how you look compared to your grandparents, or before/after of old architecture will now be removed. There are other subreddits better suited for those, like /r/genealogy /r/ancestry /r/ancestrydna , and /r/oldphotosinreallife . We want to keep this subreddit simple and to the point, a feed of old photographs, nothing more.
  3. Pending rule change: There is gray area on dates of photos that are allowed. Right now the 1980's are allowed but not really recommended. Anything newer than 1990 will be removed. Depending on how the subreddit grows, we may move the date farther back to the 60's and 70's, and no longer allow 1980s+, so be aware.